As of Feb. 2, the new Apple Vision Pro is available for purchase online and in stores. Starting at $3,499 the Apple Vision Pro could cost upward of $4,500 with extra storage and accessories.
The question is if this product is really worth the extra dollars versus buying a cheaper virtual reality headset.
Some say that the Meta Quest Pro at $1,000 is comparable and has the same features. So what is the difference?
One of the key differences between the Vision Pro and other popular VR headsets is that Apples can multitask between multiple different apps at once.
The headset can run any favorite apps such as Facetime, Safari, and Notes while mixing it in with reality simultaneously.
Aidan Alday ’26 said, “I think the Apple Vision Pro is in many ways unlike any technology society has ever been exposed to because of how it combines two different worlds to blend together and offers features that other VR headsets can not compare to.”
It also offers many other impressive features such as a 3D display system, hand tracking, 23 million pixels and more! Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook said, at a news conference, this product is the “beginning of a new era of spatial computing”
Many speculate that the Vision Pro will represent the future of technology, as the digital and physical worlds are seamlesslyblending together, changing the way humans interact with technology.
On the other hand, some think that Vision Pro will start to change society for the worse, leading to disconnect in humaninteraction, and the world only becoming even more technology reliant. In addition, there is some concern on the possible eye strain and headaches the Vision Pro can cause after regular use.
Science teacher Brian Tuel said, “I think we spend enough time with technology already and why not spend the time we get without it and live in the present. The Apple Vision Pro takes away from that and isn’t something essential to our society because the technology we already have provides everything we could possibly need.”
Allandall,theAppleVisionPro is a piece of technology offering features unlike anything ever before,givingareallifefeelwhile still being fully submerged in technology. Despite opinions and concerns of eye strain and technology overuse, this product seems to be kicking off a new technology era introducing augmented reality and virtual reality coexisting as one.
